ANTIQUE TRACTOR FLIPS OVER ON GRANDPARENTS IN SOUTH YUCCA VALLEY
Grandparents out for a ride on an antique tractor had to be rescued in south Yucca Valley after the tractor rolled over on them. About 2:15 p.m., rescuers were called to Powerline Road, where the radio antennas are, south of Acoma and Golden…
TRAVEL TRAILER BURNS TO GROUND IN JOSHUA TREE
An old travel trailer burned to the ground in North Joshua Tree Wednesday morning. About 7:30 a.m., when fire fighters from Joshua Tree, Yucca Mesa, and the Combat Center arrived at the fire near Winters Road and Borland Pass Road, they found…
MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION PART 2: APPROVALS AND COMPLAINTS
Most of the very long meeting of the Morongo Unified School District on Tuesday centered on a proposed raise for the District Superintendent. In the second of two reports on the meeting, reporter Dan Stork says that approvals on diverse subjects…
NEW LOWER SPEED LIMITS IN JOSHUA TREE
If you drive east on Highway 62 through Joshua Tree, you may have noticed a change in the speed limit signs. Last week CalTrans lowered the speed limit through Joshua Tree to 45 miles per hour. CalTrans spokesman Manuel Jabson said the new signs…
HI-DESERT WATER DISTRICT STAYS WITH USING OUTSIDE CONTRUCTION FOR SEWER SYSTEM
The Hi-Desert Water District Board met in regular session last night. On the agenda was a revisit to their decision to have the sewer construction built by an outside contractor rather than district crews. Managing editor Tami Roleff was there…
MARINE BASE COMMANDING GENERAL BERGER TO TAKE COMMAND OF 1MEF
The commanding general of both the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Maj. Gen. David Berger, will become commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, the Defense…
INTENSIVE SERVICES FOR THE SERIOUSLY MENTAL ILL OFFERRED LOCALLY
Intensive service for those suffering from severe mental illness is available locally. Reporter Sara Snyder tells you where to get help for yourself, a family member, or loved one… Full Service Partnerships provide the most intensive level of…
DESERT CHRIST PARK FOUNDATION RAFFLE RAISING FUNDS
The Desert Christ Park Foundation is holding a raffle to raise money for the park in Yucca Valley. A matted, framed, and signed black-and-white photo of one of the statues in the park “Suffer the Children,” by photographer Phil Dunham will be…
24TH ANNUAL GRUBSTAKE DAYS 10K, 5K, AND 2K RUN THIS SUNDAY
The Traditional Grubstake Days run will be held for the 24th year this Sunday. Managing editor Tami Roleff says there are different levels of competition… The 24th annual Grubstake Days 10k, 5K, and 2K runs will be held Sunday, May 25, at the…
BINGO FOR BOOKS TONIGHT AT LANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Landers Elementary School will host Bingo for Books for the last time this school year at 6 p.m. tonight. The fun family night will also have a bake sale. The school is located at 56450 Reche Road in Landers. For more information call…
FATAL CRASH CAUSES INTERSTATE 10 TO BE CLOSED BOTH DIRECTIONS AT ARIZONA BORDER
Due to a crash between a semi-truck and a tour bus early this morning, Interstate 10 will be closed at the Arizona state line until 2 this afternoon. About 2 a.m., the tractor-trailer hauling steel pipe jack-knifed on the eastbound 10 just west…
MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PART ONE: SUPERINTENDENT’S RAISE DENIED IN VOCAL MEETING
A near-capacity crowd stayed through the longest meeting of the Morongo Unified School District Board of Education that reporter Dan Stork has ever covered. In the first of two reports on the meeting, he says that they mostly came to protest one…
CHP ON MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
It’s that time of year again. More drivers on the road for the Memorial Day weekend means the California Highway Patrol will conduct a maximum enforcement period. From 6 p.m. Friday, May 23 through midnight Monday, May 26, CHP officers will be…
UNDERWHELMING TURNOUT FOR YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP
An underwhelming public turnout to a budget workshop led into last night’s meeting of the Yucca Valley Town Council. Managing Editor Tami Roleff said after hearing some fiscal suggestions, the Council heard more on the effort to synchronize the…
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS PLANNED IN TWENTYNINE PALMS AND JOSHUA TREE
Memorial Day is the traditional day to remember and pay tribute to those who have served our country in the military. Memorial Day events are being planned for both Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms this Memorial Day Monday. The Joshua Tree…
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